The following table shows the Research Councils’ total expenditure on all establishments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and their expenditure on their Institutes in each of the last five years. All figures are in £000.
£000 FY England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Overseas International subscriptions Central expenditure 2005-06 1,801,696 219,744 48,207 10,275 23,881 233,005 141,447 Of which: Spent in Research Council Institutes 671,444 61,952 8,538 1,378 21,049 — — 2004-05 1,532,191 200,685 42,241 8,200 17,672 228,975 99,848 Of which: Spent in Research Council Institutes 570,223 57,301 7,012 1,174 15,008 — — 2003-04 1,445,272 178,188 40,020 6,308 13,545 211,215 114,040 Of which: Spent in Research Council Institutes 584,901 53,542 6,676 608 12,959 — — 2002-03 1,413,592 161,718 44,959 5,598 12,790 142,654 104,287 Of which: Spent in Research Council Institutes 511,541 43,367 7,003 569 12,664 — — 2001-02 1,332,128 162,134 39,787 8,709 13,985 116,453 93,469 Of which: Spent in Research Council Institutes 500,068 43,952 5,581 592 13,824 — — Note: Figures for FY 2005-06 are provisional, and include, for the first time, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which was created on 1 April 2005.